Bill Text: CA AB2233 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Building standards: toilet compartments.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-16 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2233 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2233-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2233

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Introduced by Assembly Member Schiavo

February 08, 2024

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An act to add Section 18941.18 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to building standards.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2233, as introduced, Schiavo. Building standards: toilet compartments.

Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services and sets forth its powers and duties, including approval and adoption of building standards and codification of those standards into the California Building Standards Code. Existing law also establishes that in the Department of General Services, there is a State Architect, appointed by the Governor, as specified, who is required to report directly to the Director of General Services.

This bill would require the Division of the State Architect, as part of the next intervening edition of the California Building Standards Code adopted after January 1, 2025, to consider proposing for adoption building standards that lower the threshold of toilet compartments required for an ambulatory accessibly toilet compartment to be required in addition to a wheelchair accessible toilet compartment.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 18941.18 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

18941.18.

  As part of the next intervening edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), adopted after January 1, 2025, the Division of the State Architect shall consider proposing for adoption building standards that lower the threshold of toilet compartments required for an ambulatory accessibly toilet compartment to be required in addition to a wheelchair accessible toilet compartment.